Plate holder



Oct. 24, 1950 w. s. HOLMES El AL 2,526,820

PLATE HOLDER Filed Feb. 1, 194a INVENTQR: WILLIAM S. HOLMES, AND

ATTORNEYS.

Patented Oct. 24, 1950 PLATE HOLDER William S. Holmes and Vera L. Holmes, Lawton, Okla.

Application February 1, 1946, Serial No. 644,683

1 Claim.

The invention has reference to improvements in plate holders being more especially designed for the holding of plates securely in relation to table structures such as are used in connection with childrens high chairs, though it is not intended that the device shall be limited to such use.

The object of the present invention is to hold the plate firmly but removably to a table structure in such manner that a child may have ready access to the plate but cannot accidentally displace the same and so spill the content of the plate or even cause the plate to fall from the table and so become broken by the fall.

In accordance with the present invention there is provided a simple, sturdy, easily constructed plate holder and plate, quickly and easily attachable to and detachable from a table such as is usually provided in connection with children's high chairs.

The invention will be best understood from a consideration of the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein like numerals of reference have reference to similar parts throughout the several views, and wherein:

Figure 1 is an elevational view of the invention, shown partly in section; and

Figure 2 is a plan view of the device partly broken away, the more clearly to show certain details of construction.

Referring now to the drawings there is shown a plate I, which may be divided into a member of distinct compartments, as 2, 3, 4 by the provision of upstanding walls l6 formed integrally with the body of the plate and suitably rounded adjacent to the bottom of the plate 5, as illustrated particularly by numeral 6, for the purpose of rendering the plate easy to wash and maintain in sanitary condition.

Substantially at the geometrical center of the plate is provided a cylindrical boss 1, having a hole extending therethrough. Boss 1 may be formed integrally with the plate I, as shown most clearl in Figure l and flows at its lower extremity in a gentle curve 8, into the bottom surface of the plate. A in the case of round 6, round 1! has for its primary purpose to render the dish easy to wash.

Extending entirely through the boss 8 is a bolt 9, suitably threaded over a portion of its length, to accept a thumb nut HI, and terminating at the end thereof which is remote from the threaded portion in a suitable head i I.

The bolt 9 serves to clamp securely against the bottom of the plate I, a pair of slotted bars I 2 and I3, which are similar in construction and which each consists of a metallic or plastic bar of suflicient length for the purpose intended, and bent in the form of a U, l5, at one end. Extending from adjacent the U bend l5 and almost but not entirely for the entire length of the straight portion of the bars I2, I3 is a slot l4, identical in the case of each bar, the slots extending through the entire thickness of the bar material and being sufiiciently wide to be slidably secur able by the bolt 9.

The dish I itself may be molded or stamped or otherwise formed of metal or plastic, the specific material used being considered a matter of choice.

In use the thumb nut in is loosened slightly and the bars l2, I3 pulled apart sufficiently to enable the U-bends IE to engage over the edge of the ledge or table normally associated with a high chair. When the bars l2, I3 have been properly adjusted with respect to the high chair, the thumb nut I0 is securel tightened, which serves to clamp immovably the two bars l2, l3 and dish I.

To prevent unintentional turning of the dish during the feeding of the child therefrom, as well as to cover clamps l2 and I3 to the maximum extent, the dish is provided with a downward apron I! which is slotted to receive bars [2, l3.

as is evident at 26.

While the present specification and drawings disclose one specific embodiment of the invention, it is to be understood that various modifications in the arrangement of parts and the structure of elements may be resorted to Without departing from the spirit of the invention as described in the following claim.

What we claim is:

A plate and holder therefor, comprising a plate having a side wall, a bottom wall, an upwardlyextending boss on said bottom wall, said boss and bottom wall being formed with a hole therethrough, a pair of bars, each of said bars being formed with a longitudinally-extending slot therein, said bars being overlapped beneath said bottom wall with said slots vertically aligned with each other and with said hole, a bolt extending upwardly through said hole and said slots, said bolt having a lower end formed with a head engaging one of said bars, said bolt having an upper end extending above said boss, a nut threadedly engageable with the upper end of said bolt and boss to clamp said bars to said plate in longitudinally-adjusted relation thereto and to each other, means depending from said bottom wall and engaging each bar to prevent relative rotation of said bars and plate, said bars each including an outer end, and means depending g gg fl from each of said outer ends of said bars and 131 engageable with a Supp to Secure Said plate 5 1 277 200 thereto. 2'411053 WILLIAM S. HOLMES.

VERA HOLMES. REFERENCES CITED 1o fi iffim The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date Meeker June 28, 1921 Williams July 18, 1905 Davis Aug. 27, 1918 Ornsteen Nov. 12, 1946 FOREIGN PATENTS I Country Date Great Britain Dec. 1, 1932 

